Vester Dallis Hams is the son of James Elmer Hams and Lavelle Nor... Kirk. Stub, as he is known, was born 19 Sep 1917 in Hardman, Morrow, Oregon. He died on Christmas day, 25 Dec 1983, at age 66 in Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon. On 28 Dec 1983, he was buried at Heppner Masonic Cemetery, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon.

• On 31 Oct 1942, he married Violet Lorraine Bothwell in Camp Carson, Colorado. Lorraine, as she is known, is the daughter of Bruce Bothwell and Vera Lorena Cowins. She was born 27 Nov 1922 in Heppner, Morrow, Oregon. She died in May 1971 at age 48. On 26 May 1971, she was buried at Heppner Masonic Cemetery, Heppner, Morrow, Oregon.
• On 14 Dec 1979, he married Illene E. Johnson in Heppner, Morrow, Oregon. She was born in Aug 1928.

Children of Vester Dallis Hams and Violet Lorraine Bothwell:

1. Vester Wayne Hams was born about 1943.
2. Richard Lee Hams was born in 1944 in Oregon.
   • In 1981, Lee, as he is known, married Shirley Jean Liggera in Nevada. She was born 2 May 1935 in Los Angeles county, California. She died 18 Feb 2002 at age 66 in Otis, Lincoln, Oregon.
3. Karen Hams was born in 1948 in Oregon.
4. Cheryl Ann Hams was born in 1956 in Oregon.

Sources

Vester:

• Birth, Marriage to Illene, Death and Burial from his obituary in the Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, OR, 29 Dec 1983.
• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Vester Hams; SSN: 542-16-3266; Last Residence: 97838 Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon; Born: 19 Sep 1917; Last Benefit: 97838 Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon; Died: Dec 1983; SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951)].
• Birth and Death from Oregon Death Index [Name: Hams, Vester Dal; County: Umatilla; Death Date: 25 Dec 1983; Certificate: 83-22345; Age: 66; Birth Date: 19 Sep 1917; Spouse: Illene].

Violet:

• Birth, Marriage and Burial from her obituary in the Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, OR, 27 May 1971.

Shirley:

• Birth from the California Birth Index [Name: Shirley Jean Liggera; Birth Date: 2 May 1935; Gender: Female; Mother's Maiden Name: Symons; Birth County: Los Angeles].
• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Shirley J. Hams; SSN: 559-46-8699; Last Residence: 97368 Otis, Lincoln, Oregon; Born: 2 May 1935; Died: 18 Feb 2002; SSN issued: California (1952)].
• Marriage from the Nevada Marriage Index [Name: Richard Lee Hams; Gender: Male; Residence State: Oregon; Spouse: Shirley Jean Liggera; Spouse residence state: Oregon; Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1981; Marriage City: Winnemucca; Officiant type: Civil celebrant; Recorded Date: 15 Dec 1981; Recorded city: Winnemucca; Book: 156; Page: 199 2; Instrument number: 9809].

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Vester: 1930 Census. Hardman, Morrow, OR. p. 2.